Vocabulary you should know! By: Sarah K.



Chapters 1-11

[Word- Definition]
Blanchard- French balloonist
Grippe- Old fashion term for influenza
Victuals- Food
Lather- Bubbles
Miasmic- Unpleasant smell
Ninny- Fool
Scour- Clean/ brighten
Vulgar- Unsophisticated
Plague- Contagious disease
Gumption- Shrewd or spirited initiative
Pestilence- Fatal epidemic, disease



Chapters 11-15

Highwaymen- Holdup man on horseback, who robs travelers on a public road
Parched- Extremely dry
Billowed- Swell of water
Orderlies- Neat and tidy
Melodious- Tuneful



Chapters 15-20

Famished- Severe hunger
Jaundiced- Yellow discoloration of the skin
Kin Family- relationship
Helter-Skelter- Bad taste/ crazy
Pewter- A container



Chapters 20-25

Hattery- hat shop
Apprentice- beginner
Wharf- structure for docking or loading ships
Wraith- a spector seen shortly before death



Chapter 25- End

Jostled- to bump, push, shove, or rub against
Withered- to cause to shrivel or dry up
Confines- limit or restrict
Ferried- to carry or convey back and forth over a fixed route in a boat or plane.
Fatigue- weariness from bodily or mental exertion
Balderdash- senseless or stupid